Firefighter Basics

Training Opportunity

February 27, 2014 | Uncategorized | No Comments

Join some of the crew March 8-9 at the South Carolina Fire Academy. Southeastern Fire School is a weekend for firefighters to really come and test there skills. So you think you can Search? Come prove it under some adverse and live fire conditions. Sign up now a few more weekend spots available Final Southeastern […]

People of Action

February 26, 2014 | Uncategorized | 3 Comments

I’m not a lawyer but I do know a couple of the overriding legal theories that encompass the fire service and most other service industries; Misfeasance, Malfeasance and Nonfeasance. Misfeasance is willful inappropriate action, intentional incorrect action. Malfeasance is willful and intentional action that causes. Nonfeasance is the failure to act when required. The worst […]

Why are you wearing that?

February 9, 2014 | administration-leadership, Education/Training, Engine Tips, firefighter-safety-health, firefighting-operations | No Comments

Before I get started, I'm not a safety Nazi. I'm not a KSO (Keyboard Safety Officer). And I probably violate more safety regulations than I should. But when I'm unsafe, I wear my Personal Protective Equipment. When I am acting safely, I wear my PPE. That sounds like a double standard I agree. But […]

I Just Gotta Get In There

February 1, 2014 | command-leadership, Education/Training, firefighter-safety-health, firefighting-operations, Thoughts, Training | 2 Comments

Undoubtedly this post will take a lot of heat from the jumpseat heroes who " Just Gotta Get in There ". It appears that while firefighters are working very diligently in keeping the " Culture of Extinguishment " Alive, we continue to encounter another problem. On our Fire Ground today agencies are getting smarter […]

Accountability ” How Good ” By Training 38

January 20, 2014 | command-leadership, Education/Training, fire-rescue-topics, firefighter-safety-health, firefighting-operations, Thoughts, Training, training-development | No Comments

How many of you think accountability is about tags and passport systems are in place then you have accountability? Well, that's a start. First is accounting for your personnel. Whether you are an all volunteer, combination or all paid department, the collection of tags or Velcro names is only the beginning. Establishing good accountability starts […]

Learning your streets and routes

January 16, 2014 | Uncategorized | 1 Comment

Knowing your streets and routes is one of the most important basic knowledge sets required in the fire service. If you cannot get the apparatus to the scene in a efficient and safe manner, you cannot do your job. If you are new to a district or the fire service you should start by […]

Tactician Tuesday

January 14, 2014 | Building Construction, command-leadership, fires, videos | 1 Comment

Describe your incident's operations 1. Size-Up 2. Line selection and why 3. Building Construction 4. What is the smoke telling you 5. Layout your strategies The Fires are being used as a training opportunity, and not to bash the agencies or the firefighters in them. If you can't contribute in a positive manner, than […]

Your Search Sucks.

January 13, 2014 | Uncategorized | 4 Comments

Tactician Tuesday

January 7, 2014 | Building Construction, Education/Training, fires, Training, videos | No Comments

Describe your incident operations 1. Size- Up 2. Building Construction 3. Smoke reading 4. Line selection Layout your incident operations.

Postive Pressure Ventilation or Just a lot of Air

January 6, 2014 | fire-rescue-topics, firefighter-safety-health, firefighting-operations, Training, training-development, Truck Tips | No Comments

There seems to be a lot of discussion surrounding Positive Pressure Ventilation again. When and When not to use a Fan ( Blower ) well Before we get into all of that let's look at a few other things. 1. Just because you have watched Youtube videos or your neighborig FD's have one or some […]